George Zimmerman trial and aftermath

George Zimmerman leaves the witness stand after testifying during a hearing for accused shooter Matthew Apperson, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Apperson is charged with attempted murder of Zimmerman for shooting into Zimmerman's vehicle in May, 2015. The hearing was held in the same coutroom that Zimmerman was acquitted in the 2012 shooting of Trayon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, Pool)

George Zimmerman trial and aftermath

The pistol former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman used in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin is going up for auction online.

In an interview with Orlando, Florida, TV station WOFL, Zimmerman said he had just gotten the pistol back from the U.S. Justice Department, which took it after he was acquitted in Martin’s 2012 shooting death.

“And I thought it’s time to move past the firearm,” Zimmerman told the station. “And if I sell it and it sells, I move past it. Otherwise, it’s going in a safe for my grandkids and never to be used or seen again.”

The auction listing on GunBroker.com lists the gun as a 9 mm Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol. The auction begins Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11 a.m. EDT and the bidding starts at $5,000.

Zimmerman has said he was defending himself when he shot and killed Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old. The shooting sparked protests and a national debate about race relations. (AP)

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